Guide Questions For Interview
Guide Questions For Interview
2. interview a teacher in the public school who is teaching in kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, or
Grade 3. Solicit answers to the following questions: see page 5.
Interview Protocol
Name of the Teacher: School: ________________
Grade level taught:
Questions:
1. What Mother Tongue (MT) are you using in your class? ____________________________
2. Are you using the MT as a language for teaching (MOI)_________or/and a subject ________?
3. Do you use instructional material in the MT? _______. Please enumerate:
4. Do you find it easy _____ or difficult_______ in using the MT as a medium of instruction or a
language of teaching? Why?________________________________
5. If you are teaching MT as a subject, do you find it easy _____ or difficult? _____. Why? _____
6. Do you use the mother tongue in singing songs ____? Or reciting poems ____? If yes,
________
7. Do you find your learners enjoying the lessons with the use of the mother tongue? Yes
______ No ________ Describe their reactions.
________________________________________
8. Are your learners leaning? Yes _______________________ No ____________________
9. Is the MT you are using , the same as your own as a teacher? _________. If no what is your
MT? ___________
10. When did you start teaching MTB-MLE _____________ Why did you shift to MTBMLE?
______
11. What are the things that are favorable or not in MTB-MLE? Please enumerate.
What I LIKE in MTBMLE What I DO NOT LIKE in MTBMLE
3. To insure Outcomes
Let’s find out what we have learned. Answer the ten items with
1. Should teachers in K to Grade 3 learn the mother tongue of the learners where they are
teaching?
2. Is there a need for mother tongue orthography to begin teaching the mother tongue?
3. Should instructional materials used in K to Grade 3 be in the mother tongue?
4. Is the mother tongue a subject to be taught starting in Grade 1 to Grade 3?
5. Is the mother tongue a language for teaching and learning from K to Grade 3?
6. Is the mother tongue the same as the first language or L1?
7. Does DedEd Order 74, s 2009 imply the future teachers should learn the what and the how in
teaching the mother tongue?
8. Will Mother Tongue be used as a medium of instruction in Science and Math in Grade 3?
(Yes, Mother Tongue is typically used as a medium of instruction in Science and Math in Grade
3, particularly in the early years of education as part of the K-12 curriculum. The Mother
Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) policy mandates the use of the learner's first
language (Mother Tongue) as the primary medium of instruction from Kindergarten to Grade 3.
This approach is designed to improve comprehension and learning outcomes by allowing
students to learn new concepts in a language they already understand.
9. In high school, if the students cannot express their understanding in English can they use the
mother tongue to explain?
10. Do other countries use also the mother tongue as advocate by UNESCO to achieve Education for
All?